1 dead, 1 injured in northeast KC house fire

Firefighters say home did not have working smoke detector

Kansas City firefighters said a woman died and another person was injured in a house fire late Tuesday.

Crews were called to a home at 4000 block of Northeast 51st Terr. just before 8:40 p.m.

Firefighters said the woman was critically injured when they first reached the scene and pulled her out of the house. They later said she died of her injuries. Family members identified her as Theresa Meloy, 50.

Investigators said the man who was injured at the scene had been passing by the scene and was trying to help Meloy. He was taken to a hospital.

Several pets also died in the fire.

Investigators said the house did not have a working smoke detector.

The cause of the fire is under investigation

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